Table 2 Causal agents of major infections

Escherichia coli

7^a

16

Staphylococcus aureus

6^a

14

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

6

14

Streptococcus pneumoniae

5

12

Salmonella

4

9

Psuedomonas aeruginosa

3

7

Candida albicans

3

7

Neisseria meningitides

2

5

Varicella Zoster virus

2

5

Campylobacter

1

2

Legionella

1

2

Herpes simplex virus

1

2

Serratia

1

2

Staphylococcus epidermidis

1

2

Aspergillus

1

2